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Hello all. I'm a noob and unsure of myself here. Although I was once pretty good at techy/geeky stuff, I've been out of the loop for well over a decade on C band. Been mostly teaching myself PC stuff...built my own gaming PC, etc.
I have a 10' dish in very good condition. Still moves east/west, etc. Also an HTS Tracker System VIII Plus receiver and 3 RF remotes. Over a decade ago, I went with DirecTV because those broadcasting curs went and scrambled everything worthwhile.
My question is this: Should I just tear this stuff down & toss it, or is there any reason to keep it? If I keep it, what would you recommend I consider to "upgrade" it or make it useful given the current state of digital regulation? Before I spend money, I need to justify it relative to the long range future. I've no desire to approach this as a "hobbyist".
I understand that if optimized I should be able to get a better HDTV picture from a Big One, than from a typical compressed signal from DirecTV. However, I have not switched to HDTV yet and am not sure when I will. With 3 sets to replace, that could be bloody expensive....But I will eventually, possibly this year.
Thank you for any advice you can throw my way.
I have a 10' dish in very good condition. Still moves east/west, etc. Also an HTS Tracker System VIII Plus receiver and 3 RF remotes. Over a decade ago, I went with DirecTV because those broadcasting curs went and scrambled everything worthwhile.
My question is this: Should I just tear this stuff down & toss it, or is there any reason to keep it? If I keep it, what would you recommend I consider to "upgrade" it or make it useful given the current state of digital regulation? Before I spend money, I need to justify it relative to the long range future. I've no desire to approach this as a "hobbyist".
I understand that if optimized I should be able to get a better HDTV picture from a Big One, than from a typical compressed signal from DirecTV. However, I have not switched to HDTV yet and am not sure when I will. With 3 sets to replace, that could be bloody expensive....But I will eventually, possibly this year.
Thank you for any advice you can throw my way.
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Thanks to all, but....
You have all been very helpful. Thank you for your time & input.
Unfortunately, when I tried to test the system today I could not get the HTS receiver to power up (yes, I tried the red reset button on the back). I remember I had this same problem repaired in 2001. All worked fine several years ago, but alas this is the first time in many years I tried to use it again and it is dead again.
Given this new fact, I doubt I'd be interested in spending any more money on the system. Unless my research is flawed it looks like a minimal investment of $450 to get a good 4DTV receiver (like the 922), plus around $300 to add HDTV(HDD200). This is to say nothing of the rest of the parts, like the LNB, feedhorn, motor, etc. that may or may not be ok. Then there's FTA....which looks like another $100-200.
So...I guess I get what I need with DirecTV and, as I said, am not interested in this as a hobbyist. I'm almost 62 and tired...
If anyone is interested in carting this away and willing to travel to the Medford, OR area, please drop me an e-mail: goldhill97525@juno.com.
btw: No, there is no way to get local channels where I am....even though it's only 12-15 miles. I have a mountain range in between. I already tried everything years ago and was barely able to get one local. One of the problems DirecTV solved. Local channels/network feeds are included in every package.
Thank you all again. I felt very welcome here and learned a lot.
Chris
You have all been very helpful. Thank you for your time & input.
Unfortunately, when I tried to test the system today I could not get the HTS receiver to power up (yes, I tried the red reset button on the back). I remember I had this same problem repaired in 2001. All worked fine several years ago, but alas this is the first time in many years I tried to use it again and it is dead again.
Given this new fact, I doubt I'd be interested in spending any more money on the system. Unless my research is flawed it looks like a minimal investment of $450 to get a good 4DTV receiver (like the 922), plus around $300 to add HDTV(HDD200). This is to say nothing of the rest of the parts, like the LNB, feedhorn, motor, etc. that may or may not be ok. Then there's FTA....which looks like another $100-200.
So...I guess I get what I need with DirecTV and, as I said, am not interested in this as a hobbyist. I'm almost 62 and tired...
If anyone is interested in carting this away and willing to travel to the Medford, OR area, please drop me an e-mail: goldhill97525@juno.com.
btw: No, there is no way to get local channels where I am....even though it's only 12-15 miles. I have a mountain range in between. I already tried everything years ago and was barely able to get one local. One of the problems DirecTV solved. Local channels/network feeds are included in every package.
Thank you all again. I felt very welcome here and learned a lot.
Chris
Hello all. I'm a noob and unsure of myself here. Although I was once pretty good at techy/geeky stuff, I've been out of the loop for well over a decade on C band. Been mostly teaching myself PC stuff...built my own gaming PC, etc.
I have a 10' dish in very good condition. Still moves east/west, etc. Also an HTS Tracker System VIII Plus receiver and 3 RF remotes. Over a decade ago, I went with DirecTV because those broadcasting curs went and scrambled everything worthwhile.
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Thank you for any advice you can throw my way.
With a dead receiver, you can not even test it. I have an untested HTS Tracker III, which I thought was just a mover. When I can, I will plug it in and see if it powers up. I also have several other units. Would any of these be plug and play (same hook up) in that system??? If so I could loan him one.
Several of them have the videocypher boxes >>> in them
GI 2750 R >>>
GI 650I >>>
GI VC2100E
ICA 1800 (TEE COMM ?) >>>
StarTrak 400 Solt but no box
Uniden Ultra >>>
Uniden UST 5000
Uniden UST 7000
SA Home Sat HS900
STS MBS-LSR
DMT 1000 (digital no information - might have a remote - does power up)
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the man has spoken
So, somebody please help him out and go get his dish. - :up
And he hasn't returned to the forum since the day he posted this.You have all been very helpful. Thank you for your time & input.
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Given this new fact, I doubt I'd be interested in spending any more money on the system.
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So...I guess I get what I need with DirecTV and, as I said, am not interested in this as a hobbyist.
I'm almost 62 and tired...
If anyone is interested in carting this away and willing to travel to the Medford, OR area, please drop me an e-mail:....
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Thank you all again. I felt very welcome here and learned a lot.
Chris
So, somebody please help him out and go get his dish. - :up
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
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Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. 
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. 
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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However, when I make a change (tried to add the Columbian pack for $2 so I could generate my bill) and there is a new line - it says "Access for TV" - whereas previously that line item was not there. I hope they aren't charging $5.00 for the initial TV now...
Possibly. In theory, $9 of the base pack has a rental fee built in. But now is this $5 a chance to get a little more? I don't know for sure. According to chat, it is a glitch and will be resolved in a timely manner, but we shall see. Part of my thinks there is a going to be a new charge, whether it is now or this fall. Here in Illinois, the law requires we are given 30 days notice of any fee changes, but I have not been given anything.
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With the 1st Quarter Report just released, Dish lost another 180,000, now at 4.84 Million.
Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
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Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
DISH & Sling TV Lost Over 366,000 TV Subscribers In Just 3 Months | Cord Cutters News
EchoStar Corporation, the owner of the DISH Network satellite television service and the Sling TV streaming platform, continued to experience steep declines in its pay-television customer base during the first three months of 2026. The company reported a net loss of approximately 366,000 pay-TV...
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Hello again, haven't posted here in a while.
This morning, around 6:30am, I woke up and found the front panel lights on my HR44 on (I leave it off all the time as it is co-located with one of my Geminis).
Immediately thinking that either a reboot or power outage occurred, I checked the software version, and found that it's still the same release that was sent out last month.
I then ruled out a power outage by checking the clocks on my appliances and seeing that they're still correct (they reset when there's an outage, somewhat similar to the "blinking 12" on VCRs).
I then confirmed a reboot by checking the Upcoming Recordings (fka To-Do List) and seeing that the number was much lower than before (it always resets after a reboot).
I am definitely guessing what happened (and it may very well be actually what happened) is that the "Reset Required" prompt may have come up sometime overnight, and it eventually timed out and rebooted automatically. IIRC that prompt comes up when new software "plugins" have to be installed.
Would like to hear your thoughts, especially since I probably haven't talked to some of you reading this in a while (was a former CE member, left almost a year ago).
Thank you all in advance!
This morning, around 6:30am, I woke up and found the front panel lights on my HR44 on (I leave it off all the time as it is co-located with one of my Geminis).
Immediately thinking that either a reboot or power outage occurred, I checked the software version, and found that it's still the same release that was sent out last month.
I then ruled out a power outage by checking the clocks on my appliances and seeing that they're still correct (they reset when there's an outage, somewhat similar to the "blinking 12" on VCRs).
I then confirmed a reboot by checking the Upcoming Recordings (fka To-Do List) and seeing that the number was much lower than before (it always resets after a reboot).
I am definitely guessing what happened (and it may very well be actually what happened) is that the "Reset Required" prompt may have come up sometime overnight, and it eventually timed out and rebooted automatically. IIRC that prompt comes up when new software "plugins" have to be installed.
Would like to hear your thoughts, especially since I probably haven't talked to some of you reading this in a while (was a former CE member, left almost a year ago).
Thank you all in advance!
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